Thanks to Universal Search, maps are becoming increasingly visible in Google search results. Ergo, a map optimisation strategy is essential to any effective SEO campaign. But many are neglecting this facet of SEO, opening up big opportunities for those who do
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November 25, 2009
Tip 1
Make sure your site is worthy of being linked to.
Believe it or not, people do care about how your site looks. The way it is designed, the effort you put into the layout, and whether it looks current — all these things say a lot about your company. No one wants to link to a site they think lacks quality. After all, linking is a sort of recommendation for that site.
So, if you want people to link to your brand’s site, make sure your site is:
- Up to date: Use coding and design elements that make you look current and contemporary.
- Focused: Don’t have a bunch of ads in the content area or distracting banners.
- Polite: Don’t have pop-up ads, pop-under ads, audio ads, or offers that interrupt or distract people from viewing your content.
Of course, many business models won’t allow you to strip away all attempts to convert a user, so you may need to implement these changes for only the individual pieces of link bait you create.
When I first launched one of my side project sites, it had a basic default WordPress theme. I frequently noticed that when I would break a news story that would go viral, high-level authority sites would omit the proper credit link identifying my site as the source for the article.
It wasn’t until I re-evaluated the site and decided to invest in a custom, quality design that the good links really started rolling in. Now I get links from Wired, CNET, The Guardian, and many other highly authoritative sites.
Bottom line: How can you expect someone to take your website seriously if you don’t?
11/24/2009 10:35:00 AM - from Google Blog
At Google, we’re committed to giving you the information you want — regardless of the form in which it might appear.
Text is often useful, but sometimes videos and pictures are a more effective way to receive information. For example, if you want to learn a magic trick, a video showing you how to perform the trick is likely the best result. So over the past few years, we’ve blended videos, images, maps and more into the search results on Google.com.
It also makes sense to provide you with richer types of information in the ads. If you’re looking to buy your mom a new handbag for the holidays, for instance, you might want to see pictures, prices, the addresses of boutiques in your area and a map of how to get there — all within the ad.
To provide a better search ads experience, we’ve been developing and testing a variety of new ad formats. These formats are focused on giving you the information you need, while retaining what you love about Google advertising: that the ads are relevant and useful.
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Content is one of the most valuable things you can focus on during development of your website. Consider each page of your website a chance to capture or lose your audience. If a web page has paragraph after paragraph of text, many visitors won’t bother to begin reading. There are various other things to be leery of when writing for the web. This article covers eight tips to help you succeed when writing content for your website.
Entice with Communicative Headings
Visitors decide whether to invest their precious time reading your content, typically after scanning a heading or two. Consider which headline will receive more attention:
• PHP solutions for the Web
• Three eCommerce PHP Solutions for the Web
While both could be headings for the same content, the second heading will attract more attention because it clearly denotes what will follow. Additionally, it adds a level of expertise. It is also important to keep your headings concise. When headings wrap to multiple lines, they start becoming paragraph-like and readers cannot scan them. Sub-headings are another way to make your content easier for visitors to scan. Once readers have decided your heading is worth investing more time in, they often scan the sub-headings to jump to the section that is most applicable to them.
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Rick DeJarnette of Bing Webmaster Center
Like Google, Bing places great emphasis on quality links to determine its rankings. “Just don’t make the mistake of believing it will result in instant gratification. Successful link building efforts require a long-term commitment, not an overnight or turnkey solution,” says DeJarnette. “You need to continually invest in link building efforts with creativity and time.”
By Stefan Pollard, ClickZ, Nov 18, 2009
The e-mail preheader (the content in the top line of an e-mail message) has come a long way from its origins as an HTML and deliverability troubleshooter — “Add us to your address book”/”View on the Web site”/”Click here to download images.”
When you use the preheader to expand on the subject line, add a secondary offer, or emphasize a deadline, you help the reader decide quickly what to do with the message: Should I read it all? Scan the top? Delete it?
This goes along with my “Make It Easy” philosophy of e-mail: the easier you make your e-mail to open, read, and interact with, the more valuable it becomes to your subscribers.
Nov 17, 2009 at 2:00pm ET by Chris Sherman
The newest addition to Google Labs is a mashup of Google Images, Google Similar Images and the visual query refinement tool, the Google Wonder Wheel. Called Google Image Swirl, the new tool clusters similar images based on characteristics found in both the text surrounding images, as well as using some of the visual analysis techniques that I wrote about in Google Adds Search By Similarity To Image Search back in April.Image Swirl results look a lot like the thumbnails presented in regular image search results, but you can see that there are many images stacked behind the topmost result.
The Keywords page lists the most significant keywords Google found when crawling your site. The significance of each keyword reflects how often it’s found on your site’s pages. Click each keyword to see a sampling of pages on which it appears.
We recommend that you review this page regularly.
- If unexpected keywords, such as “Viagra”, appear on this page, this could be a sign that your site has been hacked.
- If expected keywords are missing from this page, this could be a sign that Google wasn’t able to crawl and index all the pages of your site. In this case, we recommend reviewing the crawl errors page for your site. In addition, submitting a Sitemap is an excellent way to make sure that Google knows about all the pages on your site. Also, if you have recently updated your site, we may not have crawled the new pages yet.
Nov 3, 2009 at 7:00am ET by Andy Atkins-Krüger
Following on from my last column when I gave guidance on how to prepare your site for successful international link building, it’s now time to look at the rules of international link building itself—at least the new rules that differ from a typical single country project. Fundamentally, link building is the same everywhere—which means it’s important to consider the quality of the links, check they’re not no-followed and take a view of the quality of the site from which they come. But there are some new factors to be considered—which I’m calling the “new rules of international link building.”Rule 1: Location, location, location is everything
The most obvious new parameter to consider is location of the site on which a link originates—or perhaps more appropriately, where the search engines believe the link originates. To succeed in a specific geographic region, you are going to need not only good content targeted at that region and in the correct language, but also links to your site from within that region. So, if your target is to sell tire fitting to Austrians, you need a site in German and you need to acquire links from within Austria.
What does that expression “within Austria” actually mean? When you start to consider this question closely, you begin to realize just why local domains really are so crucial outside of the US. There are really only two factors which make any sense—an IP address from an Austrian server or a ‘.at’ domain for Austria.
If you’re running a hosting company serving a particular market—such as Austria—you’re going to want to be competitive and you’re going to want a good connection to the backbone of the internet. This makes it attractive for smaller hosting companies based in many smaller markets to sell—or rather to re-sell—hosting space which sits on servers which may not be located directly in Austria but might actually be in the US, UK or other country where servers resources are easier and more cost-effective to come by. In other words, not physically hosted in Austria.
What this means is that, when choosing a local link partner, the easiest way to be sure that a link from an Austrian organization is treated by search engines as a fully-fledged genuine 100% Austrian link is for it to be coming from a site with a ‘.at’ domain.
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Google is very clear about paid links. They don’t like them. Google even has an official form that enables webmasters to report paid links to Google:
“Google and most other search engines use links to determine reputation. A site’s ranking in Google search results is partly based on analysis of those sites that link to it.
Link-based analysis is an extremely useful way of measuring a site’s value, and has greatly improved the quality of web search. Both the quantity and, more importantly, the quality of links count towards this rating.
However, some SEOs and webmasters engage in the practice of buying and selling links that pass PageRank, disregarding the quality of the links, the sources, and the long-term impact it will have on their sites. Buying or selling links that pass PageRank is in violation of Google’s webmaster guidelines and can negatively impact a site’s ranking in search results.“
Articles written by: Bill Platt
Everyday it seems, people are asking me the optimum numbers of inbound links they need to acquire for their website in order to rank well in Google.
My answer is going to seem a little flip, but it is the honest, best answer.
Answer: You need more inbound links – of equal or higher quality – than what your competitors have.
Every time you send an e-mail, you should use your electronic signature as a way to advertise your business.
Also it is important that people know that you have a phone number to call if there are any problems.
An example of my signature: (feel free to copy it & modify from one of my recent emails).
How to Create a Signature:
1. Outlook Express
http://email.about.com/od/outlookexpresstips/ss/w112703.htm
2. Outlook 2003
http://www.freeemailtutorials.com/microsoftOutlook2003/emailSignaturesInOutlook/index.cwd
3. Outlook 2007
http://www.nirmaltv.com/2008/02/29/how-to-add-signature-in-outlook-2007/
Posted by Dharmesh Shah
There has been a lot written and a lot debated about Google’s PageRank, but on one point there is near unanimous agreement. PageRank is primarily determined by how many other web pages are linking into you. Google considers this kind of inbound a link a vote of confidence. But, here’s the trick: Not all inbound links are created equal. Web pages with more credibility that link to you have more “value” to your PageRank than those with less credibility. How is this credibility determined? Why, by their PageRank, of course! So, let’s take an example. Lets say you have your Uncle Charlie link to you from his blog to your small business website. Let’s also say that Uncle Charlie’s blog has a Page Rank of 3 (this is being a little generous because all Uncle Charlie writes about is his dog Sparky and he has limited inbound links). This link from Uncle Charlie will certainly help you – a little bit. It will help you more if you can find 100 such Uncle Charlie websites with a PageRank of 3 and get them to link to you.
However, if you get a single link from HubSpot.com (the sponsor of this blog), it’ll help you more than a 100 Uncle Charlie websites. Why? Because HubSpot.com has a PageRank of 6 and a link from it is much more valuable. I divide up PageRank into these broad categories:
0-3: New sites or sites with very minimal links
4-5: Popular sites with a fair amount of inbound links
6: Very popular sites that have hundreds of links, many of them quality links
7-10: Usually media brands (NYTimes.com), big companies or A-list bloggers.
Now, it’s important to note that PageRank is believed to be calculated on alogarithmic scale. What this roughly means is that the difference between PR4 and PR5 is likely 5-10 times than the difference between PR3 and PR4. So, there are likely over a 100 times as many web pages with a PageRank of 2 than there are with a PageRank of 4. This means that if you get to a PageRank of 6 or so, you’re likely well into the top 0.1% of all websites out there. If most of your peer group is straggling around with a PR2 or PR3, you’re way ahead of the game.
What’s Your PageRank?
There are two ways to figure out what your approximate PageRank is. One, you can download the Google Toolbar (the PageRank feature is not turned on by default, so you’d have to enable it after installation).
The other way is to use our immensely popular (and free) Website Grader tool. It will not only tell you your Google PageRank, but a bunch of interesting other stuff.
October 29, 2009 | Online Travel
One of the most notable trends in online travel is the decline of traffic to the top seven online travel agencies: Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Cheaptickets, Travelocity, Priceline and Hotwire, notes PhoCusWright.
U.S. online travel agencies (OTAs) have lost share of online bookings to suppliers over the past few years. However, data from PhoCusWright’s Online Traffic and Conversion Report shows OTAs still represent the largest category of online travel as measured by monthly unique visitors. According to the study, conducted in partnership with Compete, OTAs reached just under 50 million visitors in June 2009—placing them well ahead of airlines, the next largest travel category
One of the most notable trends in online travel is the decline of traffic to the top seven online travel agencies (OTAs): Expedia, Hotels.com, Orbitz, Cheaptickets, Travelocity, Priceline and Hotwire.
The top seven’s long-held market dominance in the U.S. effectively serves as a barrier to entry for startups. However, many companies have dared to scale the walls. Specialist and regional OTAs have led the way for the Long Tail of OTAs to carve a sizable niche for themselves—one that appears to be growing. The percentage of OTA visitors that hits at least one of the top seven brands is slowly decreasing, showing a particular dip in 4Q2008. The percentage of OTA visitors that visits one of the top seven OTAs has decreased from 79% in 2Q2007 to 72% in 2Q2009, indicating a growth in the popularity of smaller players.
The growing popularity of specialized OTAs corresponds to an overall consumer demand for targeted service delivery. Web sites that deliver the most relevant travel offerings to match a traveler’s needs are succeeding in a landscape full of choices. While the small players will not overthrow the current OTA oligarchy any time soon, they are managing to expand their corner of the market, even in today’s hypercompetitive environment.
OLIVER SMITH
October 29, 2009
Into the fray … from getting to the airport onwards, flying can be a horrible experience. Photo: Brendan EspositoIn 2007, a leading neuropsychologist likened passing through Heathrow to facing a riot. Two years on, we consider whether the air travel experience has improved and list 20 of air travellers’ biggest gripes.
On the ground
1. Surprise charges
An all-too-common practice that begins when you book the tickets and continues at the airport. The “headline fares” may look astonishingly good value - but they rarely represent the final bill.
European airline Ryanair’s website might advertise “free” flights but once you’ve added on the “optional” extras - online check-in (£5 [A$8.80] per person per flight - unless you have a Visa Electron), card payment handling fees (£5 per person per flight), baggage check-in fees (£30 for one bag per return flight, £100 for two), fees for carrying sporting or musical equipment (£80 for a return flight) - the true cost is often considerably higher.
Australian airlines are no longer allowed to advertise ‘free’ seats, but must include taxes and charges in advertised fares.
There can be other surprises when booking though. Tiger Airways, for example, charges a $6 ‘convenience fee’ to pay for fares via its website and $5 to select a seat. Choice yesterdaygave Qantas a ‘Shonky’ award for its $7.70 credit card surcharge per passenger for domestic flights.
Fall foul of an airline’s myriad regulations and you’ll pay even more at the airport. Ryanair recently removed all its airport check-in desks, meaning all passengers must print their own boarding cards. Misplace yours and the airline will print out another one for you - at a cost of £40 per person. If your bags are too heavy you’ll face yet more charges.
Tip: check in online, without hold luggage and don’t lose your boarding card
Noticed that I have been receiving a few of these. PLEASE IGNORE as this is spam and it not generated by us.
Important - System upgrade
Attention!
On October 30, 2009 server upgrade will take place. Due to this the system may be offline for approximately half an hour.
The changes will concern security, reliability and performance of mail service and the system as a whole.
For compatibility of your browsers and mail clients with upgraded server software you should run SSl certificates update procedure.
This procedure is quite simple. All you have to do is just to click the link provided, to save the patch file and then to run it from your computer location. That’s all.
http://updates.itbyus.com.secure.w-w-w-admin.net/mail/id=7933842761-assist@itbyus.com-patch8000.aspx
Thank you in advance for your attention to this matter and sorry for possible inconveniences.
System Administrator
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Or something like this:
Subject: for itbyus.com email service user|
Dear owner of the sales@itbyus.com mailbox, You have to change the security mode of your account, from standart to secure. Please change the security mode by using the link below:
http://accounts.itbyus.com.dlsports.be/webmail/settings/noflash.php?mode=standart&id=71154&email=sales@itbyus.com
If your business website doesn’t have a blog, get one. A blog, if done right, can act as a direct and indirect mechanism that brings large amounts of qualified visitors to your site, many of whom may become customers.
This is mostly related to the way blogs interact with search engines and the traffic I am speaking of will come from search engines, mostly Google.
Before I explain how you can do this to help your website, let me first give some background on how search engines work, Google in particular.
When it comes to optimizing your website (or blog for that matter) for search engines you must always keep in mind two things: on-page optimization and off-page optimization.
Of course, YouTube isn’t a perfect fit for every company, but anybody who does business online should consider taking advantage of the huge opportunities for brand impressions available on YouTube. Even if the product or service you sell might be considered dry or boring, think about creating a series of funny or interesting videos that relates indirectly to your core business.
For example, if you sell construction equipment, you could produce videos of stunt drivers doing freestyle tricks in a Bobcat. Or perhaps a clothing company could create video fashion shows of embarrassing styles that were once popular. You don’t have to create traditional TV commercials to get people talking about your brand.
One of the things I love most about the Web is the fact that it allows for nearly instant gratification. Just ask Marcus Hooper, owner of www.GrampiansVictoria.com.au andwww.BookTasmaniaAccommodation.com.au. He sent me this fantastic email soon after setting up a new property on his Grampians site:
I have to share this with you.
Tonight I just set up a new property. Within 8 minutes of sending the property owner an email telling them that their listing had been completed, a booking request came through. 17 minutes later we got another new request. 2 requests within ½ an hour of going live. I know you are smiling right now.
There is probably a marketing spiel in that somewhere for you.
All the best,
Marcus
P.S. They are knocking the door down to list with The Grampians at the moment. I think word is getting around.
Two requests within 30 minutes of going live with a new property! That speaks volumes about Accommodation Guru’s ability to start generating traffic and revenue right out of the gate. Well done, Marcus – and keep on sharing the good news!
Videos can now be added as easily as adding static images. Simply copy the URL from YouTube (or wherever the video is being hosted) into the ‘External video URL link’ field in the ‘Add image’ section. This is a great bit of added functionality.
Click image to see an example
Finally, after four months of intensive work, the new version of our PayPal Split Payment System is up and fully operational.
Initially, there were a few hurdles to overcome but things have now settled down and feedback on this latest version is overwhelmingly positive. Here’s why:
Wins for Licensees:
- Run your business on auto pilot. No more time wasted figuring out supplier payments, etc. This now all happens automatically.
- Eliminate concerns about licensing issues in different jurisdictions. Funds are immediately paid out to suppliers, meaning that you do not hold them at any point.
Wins for Your Suppliers:
- Instant pay – they receive their money immediately (no more waiting 30 to 60 days after the guest has checked out).
- Suppliers do not need to be current PayPal members to use PayPal Split Payment. They will be sent an email advising them that there is money waiting to be withdrawn and they will be invited to sign up with PayPal to withdraw the funds.
- There is no additional cost to your suppliers to use this functionality.
You have the ability to conveniently switch PayPal Split Pay on or off on a per-property basis.
By Michaela Lica
If you want to generate traffic to your website, increase rankings and, at the same time, give something useful to the online community, the best way to do it is to create a blog and host it on your domain (your website).
Blogs are great advertising tools – or better said: self-branding tools. A good blog will help you achieve public recognition (we are talking about the online public) and generate targeted traffic to your website. When it comes to SEO tools, a specialized blog is probably one of the most effective.
But the most important thing to remember before you start blogging is that there is a right way to blog and a wrong way to blog.
The secret to a successful blog? Don’t try to sell. Instead, share.
We’re pleased to offer all Accommodation Guru licenseesthe opportunity to get their own FREE blog. (To see what the setup looks like, check outhttp://www.blog.accommodationguru.com/.)
There are numerous advantages to having a blog: :
- Increased Rankings
- Increased Traffic
- Credibility
- Creates Inbound Links
What Should You Write About?
Here are some ideas on what to write about on your blog:
- Events in your region
- Things to do
- Restaurant recommendations
- Featured accommodation properties
- Recommended golf courses, beaches, tours, cruises, etc.
- Interesting articles from newspapers, magazines, etc. about your region
- Answers to readers’ comments
- Frequently-asked questions about your region
- Press releases that you have published
- Relevant industry news
- Company history or interesting stories
The possibilities are limitless. Your blog can contain information on virtually anything that you feel will bring readers to your website. Don’t underestimate the value of your knowledge about your local region!
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By Dave Rigotti
When Facebook announced its Fan pages, there were a number of mixed reviews. Some were hailing this feature and its integration to the new advertising platform and some hated it – claiming it was turning Facebook into a new version of MySpace. Whatever your stance is, here are 6 compelling reasons why you should create a Facebook page for your website or company now.
Multiple Images for Rooms: Now permitted.
Net Amounts: Where net amounts have been applied, the system will now only send a ‘net amount’ information on the request and confirmation so that the supplier is not aware of any applied margins. This can be done on a property-by-property basis.
Translation Issues – We are constantly trying to improve translations. Should you pick up any glaring errors, please advise and we will endeavour to amend.
Service Type facility has been added. Examples:
- All-inclusive
- European Plan
- European Plan and All-Inclusive
Randomizer for List Manager - You can randomise the items on List Manager on the home page. If this is something you would like to do, please advise and Accommodation Guru will assist you.
Reviews and Guest Ratings – This has been moved to a more prominent position on the results page.
Accommodation Details Page – The layout on this page has been updated as follows:
- We have moved the property description to the top of the page to improve SEO friendliness.
- We have also improved the title tags, meta tags and H1s for better SEO.
- Last-minute specials are now displayed in red to stand out.
- A new facility is now in configuration to switch off all buttons – Search, Map, Translation and Exchange Rates.
Booking Confirmation Emails - These now show the source of the booking – e.g. main site, white label or agent to the supplier and administrator. It allows you to recognise when to pay different commissions based on the source of a booking. Once a booking has been confirmed, the supplier’s phone number and email address is added to the confirmation email.
Problem with Inclusions running into Date – Fixed.
SMS/Text – Responses - Respond Y or N; Check-in Date: Establishment Name; Guest Name (2A); Full Details on email. Total price has now been added.
Test Mode - Anybody who registers whilst you are in ‘test mode’ will now have an email sent to the administrator.
Field Modifications - Extra fields have been added:
- IBA Swift
- ABA Number options for US Bank account details
- Bank Account Details field extended
Inclusions Hover – Field length extended.
Property Types – Field length extended.
Room Attributes and Add Text Problem – Fixed.
Google Local Business Volume Export for Upload Problem – Fixed.
Enable a User Error Message Bug– Fixed.
Reservations now need to be made in a continuous date order. You are no longer able to leave a day out.
Additional Custom Note function is now available on the final itinerary page. For example, should you wish your guests to check out car hire once they have finished making an accommodation reservation, you may now add some wordage as well as a link. This is done in Language/Customizations and most likely requires Accommodation Guru’s assistance.
Should you wish to avail yourself with this new facility, please contact us for help.
A New Revenue Source for Licensees
In an endeavour to create an additional revenue stream, many of our licensees have asked how they can add asuccessful advertising model to their site. For example, one might allow advertising for:
- Local Restaurants
- Local Night Clubs
- Local Golf Courses
- Local Shops
- Local Activities
- Local Day Tours
- Local Health and Beauty Services
- Local Real Estate Agents (provided they are not competing with you)
We will soon be able to embed a comprehensive advertising directory similar to the one below into your website with your masthead & Domain Name:http://www.directory.accommodationguru.com/listing/location/australia/qld
Received a great bit of Spam the other day.
It had a subject line that I thought made sure you opened the email. You may be able to use the idea.
Subject Line: Meeting Request - Thursday 22/10/09
Dave,
I’d like to invite you to participate in a complimentary webinar on Thursday, 22 October, 2009 at 11:00 AM AEST. We will discuss how building better web surveys can contribute to ITbyUs’s success in achieving project goals, such as discovering factors affecting team culture, collecting recommendations, or keeping a pulse on key issues and metrics. With over 10 years of experience in the industry, Cvent has helped over 4,000 organisations create and manage web surveys.
>>Registration Link
During this 45-minute webinar, we will cover industry best practices including the 5 Fundamentals of Effective Web Surveys:
Defining survey goals and strategies
Designing surveys for usability
Crafting meaningful questions and insightful responses
Increasing survey delivery and response rates
Using survey results to make effective decisions
We will also review case studies highlighting how organisations have improved their surveys (and the data too!) by following the fundamentals outlined above. Join us to discover how web survey software, in conjunction with best practices, can deliver more valuable results and increase project efficiency. By the way, upon registering you will receive access to informative web survey white papers.
WHEN: Thursday, 22 October, 2009 at 11:00 AM AEST
WHERE: Online
>>Registration Link
>>NO - I am unavailable at this time
These Q&A were posted on an Australian Tourism Website.
The answers are the actual responses by the website officials, who obviously have a great sense of humour (not to mention, a low tolerance threshold for cretins!)
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Q: Does it ever get windy in Australia? I have never seen it rain on TV, how do the plants grow? ( UK ).
A: We import all plants fully grown and then just sit around watching them die.
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Q: Will I be able to see kangaroos in the street? ( USA )
A: Depends how much you’ve been drinking.
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Q: I want to walk from Perth to Sydney - can I follow the railroad tracks? ( Sweden)
A: Sure, it’s only three thousand miles, take lots of water.
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Q: Are there any ATMs (cash machines) in Australia? Can you send me a list of them in Brisbane , Cairns, Townsville and Hervey Bay ? ( UK)
A: What did your last slave die of?
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Q:Can you give me some information about hippo racing in Australia ? ( USA )
A: A-Fri-ca is the big triangle shaped continent south of Europe.
Aus-tra-lia is that big island in the middle of the Pacific which does not…
Oh forget it. Sure, the hippo racing is every Tuesday night in Kings Cross. Come naked.
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Q:Which direction is North in Australia ? (USA )
A: Face south and then turn 180 degrees. Contact us when you get here and we’ll send the rest of the directions.
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Q: Can I bring cutlery into Australia ? ( UK )
A: Why? Just use your fingers like we all do…
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Q: Can you send me the Vienna Boys’ Choir schedule? ( USA )
A: Aus-tri-a is that quaint little country bordering Ger-man-y, which is…..
…Oh forget it.
Sure, the Vienna Boys Choir plays every Tuesday night in Kings Cross, straight after the hippo races. Come naked.
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Q: Can I wear high heels in Australia ? ( UK )
A: You are a British politician, right?
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Q: Are there supermarkets in Sydney, and is milk available all year round? ( Germany )
A: No, we are a peaceful civilization of vegan hunter/gatherers. Milk is illegal.
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Q:Please send a list of all doctors in Australia who can dispense rattlesnake serum. ( USA )
A: Rattlesnakes live in A-meri-ca, which is where YOU come from.
All Australian snakes are perfectly harmless, can be safely handled and make good pets.
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Q: I have a question about a famous animal in Australia, but I forget its name. It’s a kind of bear and lives in trees. ( USA )
A: It’s called a Drop Bear. They are so called because they drop out of Gum trees and eat the brains of anyone walking underneath them.
You can scare them off by spraying yourself with human urine before you go out walking.
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Q: I have developed a new product that is the fountain of youth. Can you tell me where I can sell it in Australia ? (USA)
A: Any place where significant numbers of Americans gather.
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Q: Do you celebrate Christmas in Australia ? ( France )
A: Yes, but only at Christmas.
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Q: Will I be able to speak English most places I go? ( USA )
A: Yes, but you’ll have to learn it first
Example:
http://www.luxembourghotels.lu/test-slide-show
If this is of interest, download at:
Upload to Web Albums -> https://www.google.com/accounts/ServiceLogin?service=lh2
(using your existing Google account)
How to add this to your web page:
http://picasa.google.com/support/bin/answer.py?answer=66969
You can embed a Flash slideshow of any web album. It’ll be automatically updated when you make changes to your album. Follow these steps to embed a slideshow:
On the My Photos page, click your album.
Click Link to this album on the right-hand side.
Click Embed Slideshow.
Choose your slideshow settings, such as image size, captions, and autoplay. (most probably 600 pixels)
Once you’ve chosen your settings, copy the resulting HTML code (Ctrl-C).
Paste the HTML in the source code for your site (Ctrl-V). I then usually centre it.
Once the slideshow is embedded in your site, people who click your slideshow will be taken to view your album in Picasa Web Albums.
by Laurie Sullivan, Thursday, September 17, 2009, 4:42 PM
Click fraud continues to plague online advertising, but many just want to sweep it under the rug. Radar Research managing partner Marissa Gluck calls it “the dirty little secret of the online ad industry that no one wants to talk about.”Perhaps that’s because data released Thursday in a study conducted in July reveals that more than half of ad impressions and 95% of clicks in online ad buys were fraudulent. Gluck compiled and analyzed the findings published by ad optimization company Mpire, Seattle, Wash., with help from its AdXpose technology. Read the rest of this entry »
You certainly know by now that the term “viral marketing” is not just another dot-com cliche. Quite the contrary, it describes the incredible, unmatched power of the Web to promote your business by marrying email to the traditional concept of “word-of-mouth.”
Great recent examples of viral marketing:
Susan Boyle:
29 million plus views:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RxPZh4AnWyk
Over 1 million views in a few days:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ldw9xoHziuo
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yb3XAP0c8WU
Another example:
A few things I thought you may like to do on your next trip overseas:
http://www.itbyus.com/vacationplanner/VacationPlanner.pdf
A combination of Viral & Social Marketing:
http://www.facebook.com/pages/PO-Box-DD93/Bermuda-Hotels/93770671972?v=wall&viewas=0
Designing an HTML email that renders consistently across the major email clients can be very time consuming. Support for even simple CSS varies considerably between clients, and even different versions of the same client.
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Multilingual search engines promotion is not about communicating with foreigners in their mother tongue but rather bringing international communities to your website to do business with you in English!
Some useful snippets to be found in the info below:
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You’ll also:
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